childhood

英 [ˈtʃaɪldhʊd]

美 [ˈtʃaɪldhʊd]

n.  童年; 幼年; 孩童时期

复数：childhoods　

高考CET4考研医学

Collins.3 / BNC.2746 / COCA.2107

习惯用语

n.

a/sb's second childhood
• 老小孩时期；行为像小孩的晚年时期
  a time in the life of an adult person when they behave like a child again

牛津词典

noun

• 童年；幼年；孩童时期
  the period of sb's life when they are a child
  1. childhood, adolescence and adulthood
     童年、青少年及成年
  2. in early childhood
     在婴幼儿时期
  3. childhood memories/experiences
     童年的回忆 / 经历
  4. She had a happy childhood.
     她有一个幸福的童年。
  5. childhood cancer
     儿童癌症

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 童年;幼年时代
  A person'schildhoodis the period of their life when they are a child.
  1. She had a happy childhood...
     她曾有过一个幸福的童年。
  2. He was remembering a story heard in childhood.
     他在回忆儿时听过的一个故事。
  3. ...childhood illnesses.
     儿童疾病

英英释义

noun

• the state of a child between infancy and adolescence
  Synonym:puerility
• the time of person's life when they are a child

双语例句

• They have been good friends since childhood.
  他们从一小儿起就一直是好朋友。
• His sense of guilt had its roots in his childhood loss of his younger sister
  他的负疚感源于他在童年失去了妹妹。
• He used to spend childhood summers with his grandparents.
  他小时候夏天都是和爷爷奶奶一起度过的。
• The study found that some alcoholics had clear personality traits showing up early in childhood
  研究发现一些酗酒者在童年早期就显现出鲜明的人格特征。
• The sight recalled the days of childhood to me.
  那情景使我回忆起童年。
• She had a happy childhood
  她曾有过一个幸福的童年。
• I married Shurla, my childhood sweetheart, in Liverpool.
  我在利物浦和我青梅竹马的恋人舒拉结婚了。
• Her childhood was overshadowed by her mother's incarceration in a psychiatric hospital.
  她的母亲被关在精神病院，这给她的童年蒙上了阴影。
• Visiting Angkor was the fulfilment of a childhood dream.
  游览吴哥实现了孩提时的一个梦想。
• His favourite childhood pursuits were sailing, swimming and cycling.
  儿时他最大的爱好是帆船运动、游泳和骑自行车。